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Highfields School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton WV4 4NT · hswv.co.uk · 01902 556530

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.7
average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,765
99% of 1,791 places
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.2%
First language not English
15.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Lykos Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 346 families put the school first and 271 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 351 (Places 273)351September 2023: 343 (Places 273)343September 2024: 352 (Places 277)352September 2025: 395 (Places 266)395September 2026: 346 (Places 271)346Places 271
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262713461.3▲72%
September 2025Sept 20252663951.5▲64%
September 2024Sept 20242773521.3▲72%
September 2023Sept 20232733431.3▲74%
September 2022Sept 20222733511.3▲71%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.7, and 59.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 51.3 (England 46.3)51.32017/18: 50.7 (England 46.5)50.72018/19: 52.2 (England 46.7)52.22021/22: 51.8 (England 48.8)51.82022/23: 51.3 (England 46.3)51.32023/24: 50.0 (England 45.9)50.02024/25: 51.7 (England 46.0)51.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.746.0
▲59.1%45.4%
▲80.4%64.8%
▼6.9%40.5%
●4.094.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104386)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form52+1
Sixth form college1.8+0.2
Further education37.4+2.6
Other education0.7+0.3
Apprenticeship0.7−2.1
Employment1.1−1.7
Not in a lasting destination4−0.7
Activity not captured2.2+0.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 32.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.4 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.5 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.5 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 33.9 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 34.7 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
184 studentsC+ (31.8)Below average -0.27
184 studentsC+ (31.8)Below average -0.28
59 studentsDist- (32.8)Above average +0.25
9 studentsDist+ (38.3)Average +0.33
17.4%AAB or better
96.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24137C+ (34.7)+0.07
2022/23160C+ (33.9)—
2021/22127C+ (34.5)—
2018/19121C+ (32.5)-0.26
2017/18103C+ (32.4)-0.22
2016/17121C+ (32.6)-0.15
2015/16104C (30.7)-0.20

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University60.4−1
Further and other education6.3+3.3
Further education2.1+0.6
Other education4.2+2.7
Apprenticeship9+2.9
Employment11.8−2.6
Not in a lasting destination4.9−5.7
Activity not captured7.6+3.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Highfields School on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Oct 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
93%
Positive
92%
Replies
137
8% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲88% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲85% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲88% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 43%

based on 19 parents (14%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 63%

based on 45 parents (33%) with SEND

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